About the Author

Dr. Daisy Kuchinad is a non-conformist physician in the US who practices medicine on her own terms. She is board certified in the Western allopathic disciplines of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics and has practiced Western medicine for over thirty years. Dissatisfied with Western medicine alone, she sought out and immersed herself in understanding Ayurveda, which is the ancient medical science of India. She believes in facilitating healing through an integrative approach, uniting Western mechanistic science and Eastern systems-based science with a goal of addressing root causes of disease. In 2001, she founded Hope Charities, Inc. (now BIRDS), which served over 2500 people with outpatient medical care, offered educational scholarships to low-income youth. In 2014, she started Ahimsa Retreats, in Kerala, India which provides Ayurveda, yoga, and meditation for groups from all over the world. Presently, she has started her own integrative medicine consultation practice in the US where she borrows from both modern allopathic and ancient Ayurvedic principles to more effectively address health issues at their core.